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Profit, or in some cases, the lack thereof, continued as a recurring theme this week as Q3 results and fiscal variations continued to roll in.

News 2 Nov, 2012

Ultra-efficient Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC will go on sale in January, with prices starting from £19,400

Nokian Tyres is to start statutory negotiations on 5 November at its Nokia plant in Finland in a move that could result in 45 redundancies.

It's not every day you get to drive an Audi S8, especially one that's been optioned up to the max with extras such as GBP8,650 ceramic brakes and a GBP5,565 Bang & Olufsen sound system.

The western European auto market maintained its sharp descent towards levels last seen nearly 20 years ago as consumers worried about unemployment and euro zone austerity shunned car dealerships in October.

Hyundai and Kia overstated the estimated fuel economy on more than 900,000 vehicles sold in the United States over the past two years and will compensate owners for the faulty claims.

Honda North America marked its 30th anniversary of US vehicle production by announcing US$200m in new investments in its Russells Point, Ohio, transmission plant and Anna, Ohio, engine plant, which will add 200 new manufacturing jobs.

The closure of Australia's Autodom Ltd., a top Australian supplier, could shut down production at local units of Ford and General Motors by next week and executives are working frantically to save the company.

Pictures 2 Nov, 2012

News 2 Nov, 2012

Our spy photographers have spotted the new five-door version of the MINI hatchback testing

You would never know it but the new Jaguar Sportbrake estate was a bodystyle never planned when Tata Motors' luxury car unit originally launched the XF.

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar's new F-TYPE two-seater sports car due for launch next spring could be the key to unlocking the brand's return to motorsport.

News 8 Nov, 2012

Tesla is setting its sights on Ferrari with its all-new Roadster, which is due to arrive in 2017

Continental sees rapid growth in the development of advanced driver safety systems as automakers prepare for the introduction of new Euro NCAP tests covering anti-collision measures for vehicles and pedestrians from 2014.

News 6 Nov, 2012

Auto Express study shows only a sixth of new cars get a full spare wheel

French new-car registrations fell 7.8 percent in October, contributing to a ten-month drop of 13.3 percent, the CCFA industry association said on Friday in a statement.

News 8 Nov, 2012

Buyers will be able to choose between five and seven-seater versions of the next Range Rover Sport

News 8 Nov, 2012

Land Rover is expanding its Evoque range, with a cabriolet version and nine-speed auto on way

Hurricane Sandy was a perfect storm: perfectly timed and perfectly positioned to wipe out the last few selling days in October in a large part of the Eastern US.

Opel declined to comment on a report that Volkswagen manager and former Continental CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann is set to become CEO of the money-losing GM division.